I was just going to do a short post on Facebook. But I realised there was too much to say. One of the things I cherish about the way I grew up is that all I saw was that steelbands could be and do anything; choirs could be and do anything; and women could be …
A year ago this week, we lost a dear family friend. Losing her would have been agonising at any time — but Covid made the whole process, both before her passing and after, so much more disconcerting. And for me, it came on the heels of another major loss just a few weeks earlier. …
The Night King. The Long Night. The White Walkers. The wights. R'hollor. The Lord of Light. Magic. Inquiring minds want to know more... During the "long night" that was the nearly two year break between seasons 7 and 8 of Game of Thrones, a friend and I were comparing notes about our favourite — and least favourite — …
Continue reading Night King, R’hollor, ice, and fire questions I hope Game of Thrones will answer
I’m prepping four of the websites I work on to migrate — finally — to HTTPS. It’s something I’ve been putting off for a long time, both because of the number of things that can go wrong if not managed properly, and my attachment to the social proof (especially the share counts) of our websites’ …
Continue reading Are share buttons and share counts a thing of the past?
This year, why not tap into the passions and interests of your loved ones, and either get them something locally made, or help them make a difference to a local cause or NGO they care about? Whether it's a Christmas album from a local musician or group (holla if you want any of the multitude …
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It stopped being “take back the night” a long time ago, didn't it? It’s take back the day, the night, the street, the mall, the workplace, the classroom, the home, the church/mosque/mandir/etc, the community, and so many hearts and minds… We're almost like a society walking around with chronic PTSD, where the symptoms only get more and …
October 6th: the promo I saw a Facebook post today that made me smile. Hard. Wide. Wisftfully. Nostalgically. One of my "idols" — the incomparable Anna Deavere Smith — was performing at my old workplace, Second Stage Theatre. Why the wist? A dozen years or so ago, I'd have been working on that show. Seeing that show …
Continue reading Anna Deveare Smith brings “Notes from the Field”
It's been an anniversary year several times over. 10 years since I moved back home from New York. 10 years in my job(s). And while we're at it, 12 years since my BA, and 6 years since my MA. And now the critical questions: how have those years been spent? Did it add value? Was …
Caroline Taylor 